diff --git a/data/theme/_common.scss b/data/theme/_common.scss
index 7e5048053..7378534c8 100644
--- a/data/theme/_common.scss
+++ b/data/theme/_common.scss
@@ -885,7 +885,8 @@ StScrollBar {
       text-shadow: black 0px 2px 2px;
     }
     &:selected {
-      border-image: url("panel-button-border.svg") 10 10 0 2;
+      border-bottom-width: 2px;
+      border-color: lighten($selected_bg_color,5%);
       color: white;
       text-shadow: black 0px 2px 2px;
     }
diff --git a/data/theme/gnome-shell.css b/data/theme/gnome-shell.css
index 1d3f33fc8..82dede511 100644
--- a/data/theme/gnome-shell.css
+++ b/data/theme/gnome-shell.css
@@ -1777,7 +1777,8 @@ StScrollBar {
       color: white;
       text-shadow: black 0px 2px 2px; }
     #LookingGlassDialog .notebook-tab:selected {
-      border-image: url("panel-button-border.svg") 10 10 0 2;
+      border-bottom-width: 2px;
+      border-color: #256ab1;
       color: white;
       text-shadow: black 0px 2px 2px; }
   #LookingGlassDialog StBoxLayout#EvalBox {